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Counting to One Million Live.

A guy named Harper from MillionCount will try to set his own record in counting up to one million. He believes that his attempt will last for about three months. I just checked him live via web cam, he’s approximately on number 49587 as I write this post. See him live.

Fatherly wisdom

I thought this list of tidbits of wisdom a father could pass along to his children was a really neat idea. Unfortunately, some of the 23 suggestions in the article fall short of things I’d consider family heirlooms. “A passion for tax-free growth?” Huh? Fortunately, nothing is standing in the way of us creating our […]

Dalek Cage. Get close to like tens and thousands of volts.

You’re looking at a one-person Faraday cage, called the Dalek Cage, that allows a person to get close and personal to, oh, like tens of thousands of volts.
It is constructed from fencing wire and a hanging basket planter. It is earthed and should be safe as long as you don’t stick […]

Samantha Larson

Ain’t no mountain high for eighteen-year-old Samantha Larson, reached the peak of Mount Everest on May 16th and became the youngest person to have ever climbed all the world’s “seven summits”. I believe she’s also the hottest person to reach the summit. Visit her website - samanthalarson.com and her blog - samanthalarson.blogspot.com

Georg Gerster - Areal photographer.

A photo of the Grand Prismatic Spring at Yellowstone National Park, taken around 1982. Georg Gerster, a Swiss areal photographer whose work spans 40 years, six continents, and 111 countries captures fantastic areal shots. I spent a lot of time browsing his gallery and won’t get tired of browsing it again - georggerster.com.

Your name in lights.

I got my name in lights with notcelebrity.co.uk
Now you too can have your name in lights at notcelebrity.com

Online communities map.

A cleverly done map showing the power and dominance of online community conquerors.
xkcd.com

Spaghetti monster and angel wings.

Cool and breathtaking figures formed by a plane firing countermeasure flares. Love to see these sky artworks bursting its way, forming gigantic ang beautiful figures.

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